Houston man electrocuted while walking to sister’s house in Harvey’s floodwaters

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HOUSTON -- Across the state, families are searching tirelessly for missing relatives six days after Harvey first pummeled the Texas coast.

The Coast Guard has rescued more than 6,000 people, and Houston police and firefighters have rescued several thousand more.

But at least 37 Texans have died from Harvey's wrath.

Among the dead is a Houston man who was electrocuted while walking in floodwaters. Andrew Pasek was walking through 4 feet of water trying to get to his sister's house when he accidentally stepped on a live electrical wire.

"He felt the charge and knew something was wrong right away and tried to shake it off right away," said his mother, Jodell.

The 25-year-old quickly asked a friend to get away from him "because if you do, you know, you will go too," he told his friend.

His mother said no one tried to resuscitate him for an hour until the electricity was turned off.

"It could have been anybody," she said.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said Wednesday he believes the death toll will rise.